In 2006, there were 23,513 persons usually resident in Cessnock: 49.2% were males and 50.8% were females. Of the total population in Cessnock 3.7% were Indigenous persons, compared with 2.3% Indigenous persons in Australia. more

There were 6,262 families in Cessnock: 41.9% were couple families with children, 36.1% were couple families without children, 20.4% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.1% of persons usually resident in Cessnock. The most common languages other than English spoken at home were: Cantonese 0.2%, German 0.2%, Italian 0.1%, Mandarin 0.1% and Dutch 0.1%.

The most common responses for occupation for employed persons usually resident in Cessnock were Technicians and Trades Workers 18.6%, Labourers 15.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 13.0%, Sales Workers 11.0% and Professionals 10.9%.

* statistcs taken from the 2006 Census for postal area 2325 conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics